CHICAGO — A Fire Department captain died in an apparent drowning early Monday in Jackson Park Harbor.
Fire officials were looking for a person who fell into the water at 1:30 a.m. in the 6500 block of South Richards Drive, according to tweets from the Fire Department.
Later, the department tweeted that Captain Darryl Moore had died in an apparent drowning while off-duty.
Moore, 55, was pronounced dead at 4:25 a.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Capt Darryl Moore pic.twitter.com/BVn7bK3we6
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) September 17, 2018
Update person in the water 6500 S. Richards. CFD. Divers in water 90 min. Search will be turned over to CPD as a recovery. NFI 4-1-8. pic.twitter.com/bR1RPWtgPt
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) September 17, 2018
It is with sadness that we report the death of CFD Captain Darryl Moore of Truck 40 who died from an apparent drowning at Jackson Park harbor while off duty
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) September 17, 2018
Transport in progress to Cook County medical Examiner under Cfd escort
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) September 17, 2018
On duty CFD members salute Captain Darryl Moore as his body arrives at the Medical Examiner’s office The Captain joined CFD in the mid eighties. pic.twitter.com/VbuH988kdl
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) September 17, 2018
